Look, we're not claiming to claim him. But we're lucky and proud to have him as a B Team member. Spike Jonze is layed bare on Viceland in the re-vamped Patrick O'Dell series, Epicly Later'd. Check out brand new episodes every Wednesday at 10pm. Love you, Spike.

Check it out, we've added 9 more of our favorite publications to the PEERS page. Including makers, Ed Templeton, Mark Gonzales, Michael Sieben, Dave the Chimp and more. If you would like to share your own opuscule(s) with Bend, send them by snail mail to our Administrator of Letters, Andy Jenkins at Bend HQ, 1367 W. 10th Street, San Pedro, CA 90732 USA.

We've added a new section, PEERS. The beauty of the small publishing community is fellowship, collaboration and sharing. Bend, and specifically, myself, are forever greatful for this form of expression and communication... and to the postman/woman. Stuffing an envelope with ephemera, sealing it, stamping it, and sending it, is in our DNA. Peers is a small way for us to keep the circle of small publishing rolling by introducing some of the great publications we've received in the mail. Please take some time and click on the links, most of these publishers are selling and, at times, trading. If you're lucky, you'll make some lifelong friends like I have. And bookmark the page, Bend will be constantly adding more... as long as the flow continues. Keep the paper work coming. —Jenkins

The image you are looking at is a 7' tall mural, in Berlin, Germany. MBU Street Zine Six, is created by the multi-talented, Sergej Vutuc. He's taken the typical 5.5" x 8.5", copy-machine printed zine format, and gigantasized it, wheat-pasted it around the city, and invited anyone and everyone to see/read it. Issue six happens to be an homage to the early Bend zines. Follow Sergej's work — always original, interesting, well done and sitting comfortably at the crossroads of art, photography and publishing.

Look how big the title text is on these news posts. They're way too big and look ridiculous. It's embarrassing. Our "Web Master" has no idea how to make them smaller. Any coders out there who can help us with this? If so, please email Marcus in the Department of General Bullshit.

If you're a veteran FOB, you'll remember the Diurnal Drawings. We're proud to have it back with Edition #5. It works like this; we will post 1 drawing a day, both on the homepage and in theDiurnal Gallery. If your drawing makes it past the B Team judges, you'll be posted. Only 2 rules, really; must be a drawing, and files must be 600 x 600 pixels minimum. No limit as to how many of your drawings we may use, so, no excuses, send your files to our Arts Administator, Cecila Salinger.

We will all expereince tragedy in our lifetimes. Each of us will suffer it in a different way. John Rattray channelled the death of his sister, Katrina, by riding his bike on a trip he called "The Good Egg"...

"... a small crew of epic humans joined me and we rode 100 miles to the Oregon Coast in one day. Then I woke up in a tent, went to the Lincoln City skatepark, and beat the crap out of myself until I finally stuck an Egg Plant. It wasn't the prettiest Egg that's ever been done but the photo looks decent. Video and photo coming soon. Meantime, the fund is still open for donations to SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)." — John Rattray

He's raising money to help others with a disease that can be disabling and sometimes deadly. But you can help. Donate at John's page. Then, please pause and take a look around — I'm sure you know someone with depression. Talk with them about it. Help lift the stigma attached to mental health. It's important to many, myself included. — Jenkins

Photo: The Johns, Rattray and Cardiel, just before the launch. Patch by artist, Jon Horner.

DIURNAL DRAWING : 11/6

THIS IS BEND PRESS

Bend Press began as a hand-made, photocopied zine in 1986. We've progressed throughout the years, issue by issue, project by project, and, in 1994, published our first critically claimed book; I Check the Mail Only When Certain It Has Arrived. Over our 30 year span, we have experimented with formats, content, contributors, design and printing techniques. We guide each and every Bend Press piece — be it an off-set printed book, limited edition hand-bound publication, or art object — with care, from initial concept and creation, to your hands.

We like to think of ourselves as advocates of the arts and willing collaborators. Bend is a small machine, but we are dreamers with fire, big ideas and good intentions.

Email us, with your thoughts or ideas, projects or recipies. You never know.

We would also like to express our gratitude to all the folks who've supported us throughout the years. We couldn't have done it without you — or continue on without you. Thank you, Friends Of Bend.

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